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Doesn't the NP205 run gear oil? I know the NP208 runs ATF, which is the only reason I haven't been in a rush to replace the rear seal on my TH400, but if a transmission can leak ATF into a transfer case that's supposed to run gear oil, that sounds like it could be a rapidly developing problem.

You know, I actually had a 1980 C10 with the factory Olds block, but the guts and top end had been swapped for gas stuff from a Delta 88 or something back when it was a utility service vehicle. I guess they figured cutting the compression more than half would stop the heads blowing off. Real...

I've got another OE filter housing you can have. It's likely to sit in the cooler that seals in all the diesel stink from my fuel system junk for the rest of my life if I don't give it away.

I was just going to put a little heat shrink on them, but this sounds like a much better idea.

Makes sense they'd have boots on them. Wonder why mine are all naked. I'll sort this out after I get moved. Just about done buying a house.

I don't think it'll come to that, but that's a pretty decent price in the x25 bracket where we can do three entire engines for less than three bucks apiece.

Always good to hear from you. You might be the only one who doesn't know you're the patron saint of M1009s. I actually put Bosch plugs in bank one. Giving the spades a twist to help them engage is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to hear. There really is no replacement for stuff made 40...

So what's the deal with replacements for the glow plug wire ends? Because money's tight, I R&R'd the plugs only on the bank that was belching smoke in the cold, but the terminals are so loose, I don't trust them to stay in place. It's more wire tension holding them than a positive connection to...

Might need a new gasket for the governor cover. I just ordered a full Roosamaster rebuild kit to get it. It was something like $26 from a tractor parts supplier.

In order to remove the fasteners from the HMMWV pump, I had to slot them with a Dremel. I thought they were security Torx. They were actually a thing called pentatonix for which retail tools are not available.

I got an entire seized Stanadyne DB2 on eBay for $50 and swapped the governor lid with the cutoff solenoid still in it onto a HMMWV pump to change it from 24V to 12V for my M1009. Leaves you with a lot of spare parts too. Came in handy for me. Edited to add that when you reinstall the cover...

I feel like I live in Mad Max after reading what the vehicle requirements are in Germany. No vehicle inspections of any kind required here. In my years of working on cars, I found a lot of guns, but never a first aid kit. Anyway, I like the way you speak English. You speak in parables sometimes...

I kinda figured on the visibility. I knew a guy who worked for an exotic rental place once upon a time and that's when I got to drive a Plymouth Prowler. Better visibility in a Porta-John. lol

Can I see it? The '69 was always my favorite 'vette, but I admit I've never driven one. How's the rearward visibility on that thing? I bet the swell of the fenders and hood looks muscular like a shark from the driver's seat. I'm at least a little bit jealous. The headlights do a whole 180 cowl...

Allegedly, the ATP unit that goes for around $80 via RockAuto comes from Mississippi, though their corporate page says they're owned by a Mexican firm now, so there's no telling. The Dayco unit you speak of is also sold on RockAuto for $293. You always get 5% off at RockAuto if you plug a code...

You'll know for sure if you have one *really* clean piston. Maybe snake a mini-USB camera through the glow plug holes to check.

@WWRD99 Since you mentioned it, that's the notchback, right? That thing got a 427 in it?

As a matter of fact, it's been exclusively Korean harmonic balancers I've seen fail as well. That's what I got to thinking about this evening. What if this ATP balancer is made of the same stuff? But then the leveraged portion of the rubber in those KDM balancers is dozens of times bigger, which...

I had planned on installing a Fluidampr until it occurred to me that for the same budget, I could replace most of the rubber on my truck and get a conventional harmonic balancer as well. Now that I've got the part in my hand, something occurs to me. I've seen some balancer failures in passenger...